NAHBS 2013: Our Favorite Mountain Bikes

Appleman’s Wide Clearance

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Among the challenges of shoehorning in a three-inch-wide 29er tire into any frame is clearance. Appleman beefed up the composite layup on this bikes to improve impact resistance, and also custom-designed a new chainstay yoke to ensure that the tire would fit (it does fit, but it’s tight).